BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.3//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Atlantic Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Atlantic Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Atlantic Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The events industry has a burnout problem. And we don't talk ab out it enough.The events industry has a burnout problem. And we don't talk about it enough.We wear exhaustion like a badge. We schedule ourselves in to the ground\, then wonder why we feel disconnected from the work we once loved. We say yes to everything\, protect nothing\, and call it dedicatio n.This session is about changing that &mdash\; starting with how we spend our time.In this interactive session\, Julia O'Grady takes a direct look a t the culture of overwork in our industry and offers something more useful than a reminder to breathe: a practical framework for understanding where your time actually goes\, what's getting crowded out\, and how to build a schedule that reflects what you say matters most.You'll leave with a clea rer picture of your own time blind spots\, a prioritisation framework you can put to work immediately\, and one concrete thing to change this week.T his isn't a wellness talk. It's a working session &mdash\; for people who are ready to stop surviving their schedules and start designing them.Join MPI Atlantic Canada Chapter on Thursday\, June 25\, 2026 (12:00&ndash\;1:3 0 PM) for a virtual session.🎟 Members: Included in Annual Membership🎟 No n-Members &\; Students: $20💻 Virtual⏳ Registration open until 30 minut es before start time. Zoom link will be sent prior to the session.Guest Sp eaker: Julia O'Grady is the founder of ITM Events\, a trailblazing agency operating on a four-day workweek in an industry that once said it couldn't be done. She built the company from scratch with no traditional industry background &mdash\; and that unconventional path is exactly what fuels her mission today. An international speaker and recognized voice for mental h ealth and sustainability in events\, Julia challenges burnout culture with practical solutions rooted in real experience. Named one of the Top 100 M ost Influential People in Events globally\, one of InEvent's 50 Influentia l Female Voices\, and one of Ignite Magazine's 16 Change Makers\, she help s professionals create lives that work &mdash\; both inside and outside th e industry. DTEND:20260625T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260602T062544Z DTSTART:20260625T150000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Stop Rewarding Exhaustion UID:RFCALITEM639159603445844355 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The events industry has a burnout problem. And we don't talk about it enough.

The events industry has a burnout pro blem. And we don't talk about it enough.We wear exhaustion like a badge. W e schedule ourselves into the ground\, then wonder why we feel disconnecte d from the work we once loved. We say yes to everything\, protect nothing\ , and call it dedication.

This session is about changing that &mdash \; starting with how we spend our time.

In this interactive session\ , Julia O'Grady takes a direct look at the culture of overwork in our indu stry and offers something more useful than a reminder to breathe: a practi cal framework for understanding where your time actually goes\, what's get ting crowded out\, and how to build a schedule that reflects what you say matters most.

You'll leave with a clearer picture of your own time b lind spots\, a prioritisation framework you can put to work immediately\, and one concrete thing to change this week.

This isn't a wellness ta lk. It's a working session &mdash\; for people who are ready to stop survi ving their schedules and start designing them.

Join MPI Atlantic Can ada Chapter on Thursday\, June 25\, 2026 (12:00&ndash\;1:30 PM) for a virt ual session.

🎟 Members: Included in Annual Membership
🎟 Non-M embers &\; Students: $20
💻 Virtual


⏳ Registration ope n until 30 minutes before start time. Zoom link will be sent prior to the session.

Guest Speaker: Julia O'Grady is the founder of ITM Events\, a trailblazing agency operating on a four-day workweek in an industry tha t once said it couldn't be done. She built the company from scratch with n o traditional industry background &mdash\; and that unconventional path is exactly what fuels her mission today. An international speaker and recogn ized voice for mental health and sustainability in events\, Julia challeng es burnout culture with practical solutions rooted in real experience. Nam ed one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Events globally\, one of InEvent's 50 Influential Female Voices\, and one of Ignite Magazine's 16 C hange Makers\, she helps professionals create lives that work &mdash\; bot h inside and outside the industry.

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